Shane Moynihan
Dublin Mid-West · Fianna Fáil · Ireland
“Hopefully, we will not need to extend the planning. That is the intention of all. Similarly for Lucan Community College, we need to get the planning right now for phases two and three.”
“Similarly, for Lucan Community College, that is being delivered under phase one through a modular framework and there is now an intention to secure planning for the remaining phase, so that does not delay the delivery of phases two and three of Lucan. I also wish to draw attention to Devine Mercy junior and senior national schools.”
“Thomas's and Scoil Aíne junior and senior national schools in Lucan, they are immediately adjacent to Adamstown, which is one of the rapidly growing areas in the country right now. They are in the same building they were in when the school was opened. That needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. For St.”
“I thank the Minister for her very comprehensive answer. I see first hand the progress that is being made with school buildings across the constituency but there are also buildings that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. The Minister mentioned Scoil Chrónáin.”
“The schools I intend to address are St. Thomas Junior National School and Scoil Aíne Naofa in Lucan and Divine Mercy junior and senior national schools and St. Kevin's Community College. What is the current status of the Lucan Community College project and Scoil Chrónáin? I ask the Minister to make a statement on the matter.”
“Whatever course of action the Government takes, and I have views on either a total ban or a registration and licensing system, it is clear to me that gardaí will need training in the enforcement and tactical interventions that they will need to undertake to enforce whatever ban or system being put in place, as in taking someone from a sco…”
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“We have to be careful that we create a space to discuss the existence of this threat and that we do not instantly march or rush towards the fact that this is increasing militarisation or is instantly a threat to our neutrality. It is a recognition of the same threats and fears the people in Estonia, Sweden, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania feel about the potential aggression of the Russian Federation, in the same way we spoke to our European partners about standing in solidarity with us during the Brexit negotiations or the economic crisis. It is not unreasonable or ungenerous of them to request of us in this country or of our Government to stand in solidarity and listen to the fears of our partners about the threat they very much feel on their borders.”
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak about the very worrying spectre and instance of there being war in Europe for the first time in decades. It is important to take a moment to check and remind ourselves of the sheer significance and impact of that statement, that there is war on the Continent of Europe, a plane flight away from where we are at the moment. It becomes very real when you go to Brussels or speak to colleagues from countries that are in the eastern part of the European Union or border Russia and have in their lines of sight drones being flown into their airspace. There is a very real sense among our friends and partners in the European Union that there is a very live threat on the Continent of Europe. In Ireland, we cannot afford to put our heads in the sand and ignore the fact that threat exists.”
“I look forward to getting that certainty from the Department about when that review meeting will happen and when we will get the ball rolling finally on a long-overdue project.”
“It is important that we give people confidence that the fantastic work being done in our schools by our teachers in challenging circumstances, as is the case in their building, is reflected by the Department of education. They are aware, obviously, of the constraints around the planning issue. I do not think there is anyone in that locality who will object to a brand new school building that has been at the centre of the Balgaddy community for so long and has such a proud and great name as an educational institution. It is somewhere I am proud to say that I went to and attended school and I will make it one of the central planks of my time in this House to ensure we do our damnedest to make sure they get the building and investment they deserve.”
“They have done so in the hope they will get a new building and they have always responded positively to requests from the National Council for Special Education, NCSE, and the local special educational needs organiser, SENO, to make sure they do have adequate facilities there. They are in an area where there is a large amount of disadvantage. There is a large prevalence of children who have special educational needs. They are well aware and there is an expertise in the school in dealing with that. That is why it is really important that we give them that certainty and clarity about what this process looks like. I hope when I ask this question again in a month's time that we will have a date for the meeting of all stakeholders that is to review this overall design.”
“I thank the Minister of State for that answer. I am a little disappointed that we still cannot give a date for this meeting of stakeholders. I note that the passage of time is attributed for the need to evolve the presentation. I hope that, in a few months' time, we are not looking at the passage of time again as being an issue why this has not progressed to a point where it is being delivered. The boards, staff and students in Divine Mercy Junior and Senior National Schools stepped up to the plate when they were asked to provide a second special educational needs, SEN, class.”
“They need certainty and to ensure that the world-class education being delivered by the staff and the boards of management in those schools is reflected in the State's commitment to make sure they have a world-class building in which to learn and receive that education.”
“Ultimately, it is not possible to improve the quality of a school that has so much in terms of the most fantastic teaching staff in it, the really committed boards of management in both cases and students who represent the new, diverse Ireland of which we are so proud. Many nationalities are represented in that school. It is located in a DEIS area and was recently awarded DEIS status on band 1 and band 2, respectively. It has contributed so much to the life of the Balgaddy community, which is a very proud one. Now, though, the schools need our support and clarity on what is happening with the building project.”
“I am a bit frustrated with the building section in the Department of education that it is not giving the clarity the school is requiring in this instance, despite the fact we know and have voted for the allocation of appropriate capital spending to refurbish and refit school building projects across the country. In my constituency, the Divine Mercy school campus is not the only school that requires attention in terms of buildings. I will be raising those other schools on the floor of the House. This is one in particular, however, where I think there is a very acute need, especially in the context of the junior school. The school authorities have not been told what the overall plan is and they cannot budget or plan accordingly to improve the quality of the overall building.”
“People want to know if we are going to continue with the upgrade of the older building and allow for warmer classrooms for the children in that building now or are we going to get this meeting of the stakeholders. When will that meeting of the stakeholders happen? What will be the outcome of that meeting with the stakeholders? We cannot, for example, have a situation where there are prefabs on the grounds of this school that are no longer in use in some cases. Some of them were only listed for removal after I raised them as part of a parliamentary question.”
“I have been on the board of management of the senior school for some time and it has been a perennial issue. Since raising it, while being told it is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, stage 2b, in the answer I got in November 2025, we have been told for about six months now that we are waiting for a meeting of all stakeholders to look at the review of the overall design of the building. That review, though, has not happened. Today, I am keen to learn where we are at with this building project between the junior national school and the senior national school. I am also asking for certainty regarding what is going to happen here. Ultimately, the question I am being asked by parents and teachers in these schools is where we are at with the project.”
“I have been raising this matter since being elected to this House, and even beforehand, with previous Ministers for education and departmental officials. To put this into context, the school building that houses the junior national school is over 40 years old. It has not been allowed to go ahead with retrofitting to improve the insulation and energy rating. It is architecturally very pleasing, but it has not been possible to proceed with any upgrades on improving the quality of the insulation, the heating and the efficiency in the building and to make sure that, for example, special educational needs, SEN, classes are appropriately kitted out and that appropriate provision is made for those in the building itself. This is not something that has just been raised.”
“Go raibh maith agat. Before I start on the main topic of my contribution, because it is pertinent to the school in question, I will take a moment to acknowledge that the community of the Divine Mercy Senior National School staff, students and the wider school community have experienced a particular tragedy this week. They are in my thoughts and prayers and have the full support of the community behind them. I wish to raise the case of a school I attended and I am proud to have done so. My alma mater was then known as Archbishop Ryan. It is now the Divine Mercy Junior and Senior national schools. I am proud to have gone to school in Balgaddy. The issue I raise is with regard to the long overdue and long-needed building project, especially for the junior school, on that campus.”
“Are we providing them with the language skills? These are questions that we need to ask and we need to look at how are providing the training and how are we putting these facilities in place to support these people in their journeys here, and ultimately how are we underpinning the community integration funds that we need to integrate these communities. We have a lot of lessons to learn from the past few months. I look forward to working with the Minister to ensure that those lessons are learned from and we work for our communities.”
“We have heard mention of public health nurses. We have heard calls for investment in amenities and green space that were at breaking point in areas such as Citywest previously. That is why community engagement needs to be more than a tick-box exercise with regards to saying we have met people, we have heard their feedback but there has not been any action on it. We need to show action in these places. We need to show recognition of the fact that we are making a good life and an integrated community for all people there and fundamental to that is the integrity of the asylum system, giving people an insight into what goes on in IPAS centres or the training facilities put in place for people who have been successful in their applications. Are we providing them with the skills that they need to live successfully in our country?”
“That is part of the underpinning assumption that we need to have when we are talking about community engagement and the pressure that is put on services and nobody needs me to tell that the areas of Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle, like many areas in Dublin Mid-West, have been behind in the provision of services. For example, a Garda sub-district in Dublin Mid-West, Ronanstown, has a similar population to Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle and these areas would justify a full Garda sub-district. This is something I have been arguing for since being elected and have been doubling down on since the purchase of Citywest as well not because there is necessarily a correlation between crime and the number of asylum seekers, but because of the sheer number of people that are in that area and putting more residents in place there as well.”
“The Minister of State, Deputy Higgins, alluded to, and other Deputies mentioned, the blueprint for how we have advanced the purchase of that particular facility and for the recognition of the additional burden that it will put on the communities around it. When I use the word "burden", I am not casting aspersions on anyone; I am talking about sheer facts. In the 2022 census, there were almost 19,000 people in the Rathcoole, Saggart and Newcastle areas, an increase of 32% since 2016. We are three years ahead of the projections set in 2022. We are at the 2028 level of population in Newcastle, Rathcoole and Saggart and that does not take account of the additional residents that we put in the Citywest centre as well.”
“Today's debate is on the international protection system and the policy implications thereof. Core to this debate, as stated in the programme for Government, is the move towards State-owned and State-managed accommodation for those seeking international protection. The point I have made previously in meetings with Ministers and other colleagues around this House is that we are at a stage where we can design a blueprint for community engagement around the construction of what will become permanent facilities up and down the country. One such facility that has been purchased by the State is Citywest, in my constituency, which would have been a strong local amenity for the communities that lived in the Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle areas.”
“I condemn unreservedly the attack on the IPAS centre in Drogheda and all attacks on IPAS centres up and down the country. In each of those cases, a human being has made a decision to inflict a violent act on another human being and that cannot be justified under any circumstances. I am proud to be a TD for Dublin Mid-West, one of the most ethnically diverse constituencies in the country. I am proud of the fact that we have many people in my constituency who have come to our country from abroad and add hugely to our community. I have stood with them at their festivals and at their community gatherings and I view them as integral to the life of our constituency. It is important today that we do not conflate the asylum seeker system with the overall question of migration.”
“I would hate for us to move to a space where it is all just around the investment and paying for stuff as opposed to - as the Tánaiste has rightly pointed out - the need for us to have that really proactive co-operation with regard to those conversations, and then being innovative and exploratory in how we deepen those 12 areas of co-operation. I refer to using education as a vehicle to advance skills connectedness and a joined-up skills strategy on the island, which then lays the foundation for an all-Ireland labour market. Of the three strands of the agreement, strand three is probably the best embedded because of what happened with Brexit and the fact that it does not depend on the Executive and the Assembly. We need to have that same impetus and momentum behind strand two of the agreement as well.”
“I am encouraged to hear the Tánaiste talking about the importance of those dynamic co-operations. When you look at three strands of the Good Friday Agreement, while there have been stops and starts with strand one, the Executive and the Assembly in Northern Ireland, by its very nature strand two cannot operate without strand one being in place, so it is good to see that renewed momentum. The challenge for us now is to embed that co-operation so that it is not just about investment but, as the Tánaiste said, it is about joint co-operation, joint research design and joint strategy on advancing policy outcomes.”
“We have launched an all-Ireland apprenticeship model in the past few days but I think there is a massive opportunity for us there in terms of attaining the all-Ireland labour market. We need to continue to deepen our co-operation in healthcare, specifically in the area of public health, which is complimentary to what the Tánaiste stated on emergency management. Then there is public transport and having a truly connected public transport system across both jurisdictions.”
“I thank the Tánaiste for that reply. For sure, the North-South Ministerial Council is one of the great institutions under the Good Friday Agreement to advance co-operation on the island and to embed that co-operation between the two administrations. In the communiqué that was published, there is the sheer fact that was pointed to with regard to the investment that has been made, such as the greenway investment and the soon-to-be-started Dublin to Derry air link. The A5 being stalled in the courts is obviously an issue but that is something I know the Government is fully behind. I would love to see the Government and the Executive move to a place of expanding those areas already identified in the Good Friday Agreement. For example, here is the whole area of skills, apprenticeships and further education.”
“I ask about the role the Tánaiste and his Department are playing in supporting, strengthening and expanding the areas for co-operation under strand two of the Good Friday Agreement through the operation of the North-South Ministerial Council, which had its plenary meeting a few days ago.”
“The territorial integrity of any nation state is a sacrosanct principle and should guide any of our interventions in the area of foreign policy. What preparations are being made by the Government in terms of the overall reparations that need to be made to the Ukrainian people at the end of the war? How will the Government support a special tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine in the future to ensure that whatever war crimes have been committed during this war by the Russian aggressor will be dealt with properly, fairly and in a just way in order to give true justice to the people of Ukraine when the conflict comes to an end?”
“I also associate myself with the need for school buildings as a central part of infrastructure. I have raised a number of buildings in my constituency where we need to see progress with the Taoiseach and the Minister for education. Some are more than 40 years old and are in no condition for use at the moment.”
“I welcome the urgency in the Taoiseach's reply on the need for us to build critical infrastructure to secure the growth of the country. As we seek to build more complex public infrastructure, such as public transport systems like the Luas for Lucan or primary care centres, in rapidly growing communities such as, in my constituency, Saggart, Rathcoole and parts of Citywest, it is important we ensure the international expertise we need to attract to the country to build that infrastructure is not put off by the long planing processes we have in place. If we are not attractive to those international companies and expertise, it will have the knock-on effect of increasing the cost of these projects in the future. We have to be aware of that and keep it to the front of our minds.”
“That should carry over to the maternity benefit because in such an instance, the maternity benefit would not be paid directly. It is really important given that we are constantly trying to encourage women to have full participation in the workforce and that they are not penalised for leaving the workforce when they have children. Little, unintended consequences like this in our social welfare system should be addressed. I ask the Minister of State to raise this with the Minister for Social Protection to see if something can be done to address it in the social welfare Bill.”
“It could be addressed by an amendment to the social welfare Act such that a full-time carer's allowance would still apply in such an instance because the person in this case is not receiving the maternity benefit payment and that is being paid to her employer to absorb the cost of the wage. In this case, she works for 18.5 hours per week and the additional payment of the carer's support allowance is part of her usual or normal income alongside her salary for 18.5 hours. The maternity benefit is deducted from the salary for 18.5 hours per week which means that the maternity benefit is not payable to the individual in question. There needs to be a recognition of situations where a person is working the permitted 18.5 hours per week and is already receiving the full rate of carer's allowance.”
“I thank the Minister of State for the response. I will start by saying that I acknowledge again the huge step forward that we have made in supporting carers, with our long overdue recognition of the role they play in our economy and society by looking after those who need care. However, it is also important to ensure that when we are spending money on supporting carers the income supports are effective, are working and are not causing unintended consequences, which is the case here. While I accept the facts the Minister of State laid out regarding what the individual in this case would receive, I would point out that it does not make allowances for the fact the person is employed and the payment is made directly to the employer. That is the key difference here.”
“Compounding this is the fact that a different rate of maternity benefit is being paid to the employer while the employer is still deducting the maternity benefit. I would welcome a discussion on this. It is something that can be remedied through legislation and I will be speaking to the Minister for Social Protection about it. I am interested to hear the Minister of State's thoughts on it and hope we can advance this and address what is a fundamental unfairness in the system.”
“Effectively, there is a significant hit to this person's income because she is on maternity leave. I would like us to address this in the context of the upcoming social welfare Bill. We need to ensure that the full rate of maternity benefit is paid regardless of the number of children and that the awarding of the carer's allowance takes account of the fact that, in some instances, as happened to me when I was on paternity leave, the benefit is paid directly to the employer. The employer takes that payment and then pays the resultant fee. Obviously, in the situation of a carer, that is not necessarily like for like because the person would lose half of the carer's allowance payment as a result of being on maternity benefit, despite the fact that the employer is getting the statutory rate.”
“This means, in effect, that there is a loss of over €200 per week because she is on maternity benefit. There is space here to ensure fairness. This is a carer who is still fulfilling her full-time care responsibilities, on maternity leave and caring for children, as was recognised by the child dependant payments and the full-time carer's payment that were being paid to her. It is puzzling as to why she is losing money as a result of going on maternity leave and hence losing access to a full-time carer's allowance. It flies in the face of the principles of the social welfare system which, in the main, is very good at ensuring that people are not worse off when they take on care responsibilities. They definitely should not be worse off if they decide to have another child.”
“She has been means tested for receipt of the full-time carer's allowance and is also receiving top-up payments for child dependants, all of which are fully merited. It is good not only that she is in a position to provide that care but also that she is able to maintain employment for the progression of her career. However, being on maternity leave now means that there is a lacuna by virtue of the fact that her so-called maternity benefit is being paid directly to her employer. She is not in receipt of that payment. Further, because she is on maternity benefit, she does qualify for full-time carer's allowance and moves to half-time carer's allowance. Finally, because she has more than one child, she is not awarded the full rate of €289 maternity benefit but is awarded a reduced rate of €244 per week.”
“I thank the Minister of State for being here to deal with this issue. We made a big leap forward in last week's budget with the raising of the income disregard for carers, both in single situations and in couples. I welcome that and hope to see a continued progression of that over the lifetime of the Government. I am here today to point out what I think is a loophole in the system. I have raised it through parliamentary questions and wanted to give it an airing in this forum to see if there is any resolution for it, especially in the context of the upcoming social welfare Bill. It was brought to my attention by a constituent who is currently facing both a financial and social consequence as a result of being on maternity leave. This individual works part-time and has been a full-time carer since 2022.”
“I welcome the fact the Minister has put the need for a focus on transformation in our skills at the centre of government, because it needs to be a whole-of-government approach. I look forward to the progression of this Bill through the House.”
“The advent of AI will have an effect on the nature of the jobs people do, and those human and cognitive skills are ever more important. A focus on skills should be part of a whole-of-government approach. The digital revolution is happening in front of us. The green revolution will not be successful, in my view, unless we successfully upskill the entire workforce with green skills. Skills are the building blocks on which we have achieved every sort of transformation in this country. The approach being taken by the National Training Fund to allow our skills system to become more agile, not just in the courses it funds but also the capital investment that enables an ever-more agile skill system, is very welcome.”
“If funding of certain courses and certain capital facilities allows us to enable that in our higher education institutions, we should seriously consider it. Time and again, people tell us that the skills they are looking for most now from graduates, in particular, are problem-solving skills, the ability to work as part of a team and the ability to critically think. Sometimes, these are best learned in the workplace or in working with other people. We need to encourage our universities to do that. They are already beacons of research in the world. We have some of the best universities globally in this country. Let us make them even better and equip them even stronger. Those skills are not just necessary for economic participation; they are core to social and political participation as well.”
“Lifelong learning is not just about the economic participation of people in the economy; it is also about social and political participation. In considering the offerings we are making in our further and higher education institutions and our training institutions, we should be thinking about how exactly we can achieve the necessary improved social and political outcomes for those people to make sure that they have that full set of participation. When we think of the integrative approach to further and higher education, we think of the role our universities should play in sponsoring apprenticeships. That would have been unthinkable in this country 20 or 30 years ago. I think it is somewhere where we need to go.”
“We know on-the-job learning is often one of the most effective ways to learn a new skill. That is why it is important we do not lose sight of that in terms of the courses that are funded. There are very strong offerings by organisations like Skillnet. That is exactly the sort of approach we should be encouraging as a role for employers in ensuring they have that link and sense of ownership and that they see the NTF as a direct response to their needs in the economy and to the skills that are needed as well. On top of that, the European Commission has, to its credit, heightened the focus on the need for lifelong learning. Ireland has been playing catch-up in this regard for the last 20 or 30 years but I think we are in a much better place than we were a couple of decades ago.”
“The jobs my children will be doing are jobs that have not been invented yet. As Deputy Connolly alluded to earlier, that needs to be our guiding principle, that we put in place the foundational skills that allow people to adapt quickly to new jobs and to ensure we are allowing for that agile upskilling. That link with employers is key to the founding principle of the National Training Fund. Deputy Gogarty alluded to the fact there is a levy on employers. It is important their views be reflected in what outcomes, qualifications and certifications are ultimately driven by the National Training Fund. Research shows us that when we look at lifelong learning, the most effective learning is that which is sponsored and led by employers, in response to demand and in response to a skills need.”
“It is only right and prudent that we plan effectively now for when those people decide they are finished with secondary education and want to enter the workforce and fully participate in society, and that we make provision in our training centres, our universities and our further education colleges across all aspects of tertiary education. We should put in place the facilities to ensure those people are able to participate fully in that tertiary education and that they are equipped to be full members of society and participate in the workforce. One of the great things I love about having a Department now that is solely focused on skills and research is that it shows the importance of this to an economy and to a world of work where the only constant now is change. Everything is changing rapidly.”
“I like to think the new-age equivalent or the next evolution of 3D printers or associated equipment will be fundamental to the capital provision made in our tertiary education system. In that respect, I welcome the Bill. The second reason I welcome the Bill relates to the agility it now engenders in the Department to allow for a rapid turnaround of courses, certifications and qualifications to respond to demand in the economy and into broader society as well. A particular focus here is on people with additional needs and people with disabilities. We know from the data we are seeing that there is an increasing demand for primary places in special education.”
“Examples of this are the national construction training centre in Offaly or the national retrofit training centre. They are places where there is a rapid evolution happening in the sorts of skills and training necessary for workers in those areas to upskill and to be at the cutting edge of research and of the work they need to do in those sectors to ensure they are able to adapt and bring the highest level of output to the work they do. That is fundamental. That principle of agility is fundamental to the capital investment the NTF will ensure. If we cast our minds back to maybe three years ago, 3D printers were not a thing we would have expected to see in our training institutions and universities.”
“It has one commission that applies for funding across all tertiary levels of education. That is one approach we need to take in looking at this. Fundamental to that, as Deputy Gogarty alluded to, is ensuring that when we employ an instrument like the National Training Fund, which is one of those policy instruments that has been shown to stand the test of time in terms of foresight and in equipping our country and economy to plan for the skills of the future, it is not either-or. They should be seen as ultimately driving towards the same goal of creating a strong, skilled and attractive workforce, but also citizens who are fully able to participate in society. Key to that, as the Minister said, is the ability to fund capital provision to enable a quick turnaround and training of skills.”
“We want to ensure all levels of our education system create well-rounded, well-adjusted and equipped-for-life citizens by the end of their formal education. When I opened the Adamstown Community College careers fair a week ago, I was struck that it was not just universities advertising but also further education colleges and representatives from industry asking people to go into direct employment after secondary school. Óglaigh na hÉireann and An Garda Síochána were represented there as well. It struck me that this is exactly the correct approach being propagated in our secondary schools to ensure that skills, training and further and higher education are all seen as the same approach, namely, tertiary education, as is the model in New Zealand, for example.”
“Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle as ucht an deis labhairt ar an mBille seo. Bille tábhachtach atá ann a léiríonn cur chuige nuálaíoch i leith na hearnálacha breisoideachais agus ardoideachais. I thank the Ceann Comhairle and the Minister for bringing this Bill to the Dáil. Fundamental to my reading and understanding of it, after a decade of working in skills research, is that it is essential we now view this form of tertiary education as an integration of further and higher education. The idea of them being two separate streams has to go because that is the only way we will be set up for success in dealing with what is not only a rapidly changing world of work but also a rapidly changing society.”
“Target timelines are a way to get to the bottom of that and ensure efficiency and effectiveness in filling those positions.”
“I have raised the issue of public health nurses in my constituency on a number of occasions and I thank the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health for their engagement on same. However, in my area funding has been made available for six public health nursing positions and these are still in a recruitment process that has lasted months. How does the HSE currently measure the time it takes to fill and recruit for a position? Are those tracked as key performance indicators, KPIs, and are those KPIs reported to an external body such as HIQA or the Minister? How are they monitored and what is the overall target timeline? Across our health service where the Government makes funding available for these positions, I sense there is an issue with recruitment for those positions.”
“Therefore, I would call on the Taoiseach, while welcoming the recent renewal of the sanctions against members of the RSF regime in Sudan at the Council meeting in September, to say what we will be doing to further advocate for the people of Sudan and surrounding countries on the need to bring that conflict to an end, working with the African Union to assert its leadership role in the region and to ensure, in a conflict where the European Union has a united voice, that we can avoid the devastation of the thousands of people being killed and the millions being displaced and the fact that once vibrant cities such as Khartoum are now burnt out shells.”